Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives

Katie Burgoon

Executive vice president, global HR,
Trading Technologies

As head of human resources at Trading Technologies, a global provider of professional trading software, Katie Burgoon has helped foster an inclusive environment in her four-year tenure. She is spearheading the development of a companywide diversity and inclusion committee and has helped to increase LGBTQ representation in the tech firm’s workforce.

How she gives back: Burgoon is a board member of TechForward, the Illinois Technology Association’s philanthropic arm, which invests in STEM education and supports Illinois’ up-and-coming tech leaders. She is a member of SHE100, an LGBTQ women’s community group in Chicago, and has served on the Center on Halsted Women’s Action Committee, which organizes fundraisers and forges corporate partnerships for the nonprofit.

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